Introduction This town is a small town with one Middle school for the entire town. Barrington Middle School is grades 6th through 8th. Majority of these students appear to come from similar backgrounds; most students are white, and middle or upper class. I plan to analyze the academic performance, school safety, demographics, facilities, special programs and extracurriculars in relation to Barrington Middle School. This report is intended to inform other educators the differences in school systems and why Barrington Middle School reaches such success compared to other schools in the state of Rhode Island.
Academic Performance Barrington Middle School is full of students who held to a level of expectation higher than other students throughout Rhode Island. As shown by infoworks.ride.ri.gov Barrington Middle School are above the average when in comes to statewide testing such as the NECAPs proficiency levels in math and reading ranging from grades 6th to 8th range from 95% to 82% while statewide scores range from 69% to 57%(Rhode Island..). Barrington Middle School's education is above the states average, this shows us that these students are held to higher level than students through out the state of Rhode Island. These statistics are found from high stakes testing taken by Barrington Middle School school students and shows these students preforming higher than other schools in the state. This made me curious to whether these students aren't necessarily smarter than other students but rather are prepared for these types of tests more so than other schools.
School Safety The students who attend Barrington Middle School do not have to worry or be concerned about their day to day safety; there are many explanations to why this is so. These students are less financially needy, only 6% receive subsidized lunch while the statewide average is 47%. This shows that a much lower margin of students are in need of financial support when it comes to food. This speaks to the income of these students parents and their backgrounds. There is also a low level of absenteeism in the students of Barrington Middle School, only 6% while in all of Rhode Island the average is 15%. From my prior knowledge I am aware that students often miss school due to drugs, or work; this is not an issue for these students because they generally come from a stable background. Thankfully, the school is not forced to suspend many students either only a total of 32 students were suspended in the 2012-2013 school year. I conclude that this is because these students are brought up with relationships that are full of respect, and therefore live lives that are held to a higher standard. I argue that due to low levels of poverty and absenteeism this is a safe school, mainly because this is a safe community(Rhode Island Kids...).
Demographics Barrington Middle School is not particularly diverse and the majority of these students come from similar backgrounds. The Middle School is 90% White students, 6% Asian students, 1% African American, and 1% Hispanic, the final 2% is multiracial; these statistics are right in line with the towns statistics, 89% White students, 5% Asian, 2% Hispanic, 1% African American, and the final 2% is multiracial. Having students who have similar backgrounds makes it much simpler for teachers to educate these students verses teaching students from different backgrounds in schools that are in an urban cities; this provides an advantage to Barrington Middle School teachers(Rhode Island Kids...). Facilities This is the only public middle school in Barrington, RI. This school is 6th, 7th, and 8th grade. Being a small town there is no demand for more than one middle school. One may argue these facilities need updates, but this is not proven by any statistics shown related to their level of education.
Special programs Barrington Middle School was named 2014 National Blue Ribbon School. Barrington Middle School provides support services for those who are special education, in addition to counseling for students who need guidance for many different reasons including school, academic, social, and personal circumstances. Barrington Middle School has a lot to offer their students, I believe this is why their students must be so successful because they have a foundation in which they are able to flourish(Guidance...).
Extracurricular Programs Students who attend the middle school are lucky enough to have many options on what to do once classes are out of session. Barrington Middle School offers Fall, Winter, and Spring Interscholastic Sports for both boys and girls, these sports require try outs. Additionally they offer Intramural Sports in both the fall and the spring for both boys and girls without try outs. For those who are not the sport type they also have student organizations and clubs, some of these include; Eagle Gazette (School Newspaper), Recycling Club, Robotics, Art Club, Community Service Club, Student Council, Math Club, Yearbook Committee, Science Olympiad, and CHOICE. The Music department offers for students to be apart of the Marching Band (and they participate in the local Memorial Day Parade), the Jazz Band, Pops Band, Pops Choir, and A Capella Choir. Barrington Middle School offers much more than just education, they offer ways for their students to stretch their minds outside of the classroom. This is another reason to why their students are able to reach their full potential is because they have extracurriculars that allow them to express themselves in other ways than just their school work(Guidance...).
Conclusion In conclusion, this Barrington Middle School is a school where there is mostly white students where we have high expectations for our students. This is because these students do not have many challenges other than their school work. This is a legitimate conclusion that I can make from my data because the demographics state that there are 90% white students, with higher than average test score, and only 6% need lunch provided by the state. These students are coming from backgrounds that are strong and stable environments where these students are expected to strive.
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Introduction
This town is a small town with one Middle school for the entire town. Barrington Middle School is grades 6th through 8th. Majority of these students appear to come from similar backgrounds; most students are white, and middle or upper class. I plan to analyze the academic performance, school safety, demographics, facilities, special programs and extracurriculars in relation to Barrington Middle School. This report is intended to inform other educators the differences in school systems and why Barrington Middle School reaches such success compared to other schools in the state of Rhode Island.
Academic Performance
Barrington Middle School is full of students who held to a level of expectation higher than other students throughout Rhode Island. As shown by infoworks.ride.ri.gov Barrington Middle School are above the average when in comes to statewide testing such as the NECAPs proficiency levels in math and reading ranging from grades 6th to 8th range from 95% to 82% while statewide scores range from 69% to 57%(Rhode Island..). Barrington Middle School's education is above the states average, this shows us that these students are held to higher level than students through out the state of Rhode Island. These statistics are found from high stakes testing taken by Barrington Middle School school students and shows these students preforming higher than other schools in the state. This made me curious to whether these students aren't necessarily smarter than other students but rather are prepared for these types of tests more so than other schools.
School Safety
The students who attend Barrington Middle School do not have to worry or be concerned about their day to day safety; there are many explanations to why this is so. These students are less financially needy, only 6% receive subsidized lunch while the statewide average is 47%. This shows that a much lower margin of students are in need of financial support when it comes to food. This speaks to the income of these students parents and their backgrounds. There is also a low level of absenteeism in the students of Barrington Middle School, only 6% while in all of Rhode Island the average is 15%. From my prior knowledge I am aware that students often miss school due to drugs, or work; this is not an issue for these students because they generally come from a stable background. Thankfully, the school is not forced to suspend many students either only a total of 32 students were suspended in the 2012-2013 school year. I conclude that this is because these students are brought up with relationships that are full of respect, and therefore live lives that are held to a higher standard. I argue that due to low levels of poverty and absenteeism this is a safe school, mainly because this is a safe community(Rhode Island Kids...).
Demographics
Barrington Middle School is not particularly diverse and the majority of these students come from similar backgrounds. The Middle School is 90% White students, 6% Asian students, 1% African American, and 1% Hispanic, the final 2% is multiracial; these statistics are right in line with the towns statistics, 89% White students, 5% Asian, 2% Hispanic, 1% African American, and the final 2% is multiracial. Having students who have similar backgrounds makes it much simpler for teachers to educate these students verses teaching students from different backgrounds in schools that are in an urban cities; this provides an advantage to Barrington Middle School teachers(Rhode Island Kids...).
Facilities
This is the only public middle school in Barrington, RI. This school is 6th, 7th, and 8th grade. Being a small town there is no demand for more than one middle school. One may argue these facilities need updates, but this is not proven by any statistics shown related to their level of education.
Special programs
Barrington Middle School was named 2014 National Blue Ribbon School. Barrington Middle School provides support services for those who are special education, in addition to counseling for students who need guidance for many different reasons including school, academic, social, and personal circumstances. Barrington Middle School has a lot to offer their students, I believe this is why their students must be so successful because they have a foundation in which they are able to flourish(Guidance...).
Extracurricular Programs
Students who attend the middle school are lucky enough to have many options on what to do once classes are out of session. Barrington Middle School offers Fall, Winter, and Spring Interscholastic Sports for both boys and girls, these sports require try outs. Additionally they offer Intramural Sports in both the fall and the spring for both boys and girls without try outs. For those who are not the sport type they also have student organizations and clubs, some of these include; Eagle Gazette (School Newspaper), Recycling Club, Robotics, Art Club, Community Service Club, Student Council, Math Club, Yearbook Committee, Science Olympiad, and CHOICE. The Music department offers for students to be apart of the Marching Band (and they participate in the local Memorial Day Parade), the Jazz Band, Pops Band, Pops Choir, and A Capella Choir. Barrington Middle School offers much more than just education, they offer ways for their students to stretch their minds outside of the classroom. This is another reason to why their students are able to reach their full potential is because they have extracurriculars that allow them to express themselves in other ways than just their school work(Guidance...).
Conclusion
In conclusion, this Barrington Middle School is a school where there is mostly white students where we have high expectations for our students. This is because these students do not have many challenges other than their school work. This is a legitimate conclusion that I can make from my data because the demographics state that there are 90% white students, with higher than average test score, and only 6% need lunch provided by the state. These students are coming from backgrounds that are strong and stable environments where these students are expected to strive.
References
Guidance Department. (2013, January 1). Retrieved November 9, 2014, from http://www3.barringtonschools.org/BMS/guidance/default.aspx
Rhode Island Kids Count. (n.d.). 2014 Factbook. Retrieved from http://www.rikidscount.org/matriarch/documents/Barrington2014.pdf
ride.gov. (n.d.). Barrington Middle School. Retrieved from http://infoworks.ride.ri.gov/school/barrington-middle-school